Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Pretzels!

Daniel and I baked pretzels today using this recipe.I used whole wheat organic flour instead of all purpose.We didn't have pretzel salt so I used a Hawaiian black lava saltI had in the pantry and sprinkled a few with black sesame seeds. Yummy.I asked Manolo to make me shallow shelves in the pantryto be able to see everything in there and I really love it.We used some left over pieces of pine beams from the roof in the living roomand other scraps of maple.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

More Friends

Monday, September 20, 2010

Welcome Fall!

I'm doing a little happy dance today. My favorite season is here! :)Pencil sketch on the left and Photoshop colored digital version on the right.And to all of you in the southern hemisphere a hip hip hurray for Spring!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Needlefelted Felt Needlebook

The title sounds like a tongue twister, doesn't it?A tiny needle book I worked on this weekto keep my embroidery needles cozy and in one place.I love needle felting, it's very meditative. Click here to see a little needle felted birdie and here to see some embroidered felt needle books I made a few years ago.

***The beautifully crafted mustard yellow journal was handmade by Kaija. She lives in Turku, Finland and has a wonderful Etsy shop called Paperiaarre

Thursday, September 16, 2010

We have a winner!

Glückwünsche Lisa!!! The birthday cards are traveling to Germany :)Congratulations! Please email me your mailing address as soon as possible.Thank you so much for making me feel so loved yesterday!October won 'favorite month' by a landslide! Congratulations October!I'm looking forward to living you next month, specially because my love ♥& my sweet sister Kiki were born during your days.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Birthday Giveaway!

It's my 43rd birthday today! And I want to celebrate with a little giveaway :)

Please leave a comment in this post with your name& your favorite month of the year (mine is obviously September!)to win a little pack of 5 birthday cards I made today.I'll pick a random name tomorrow noon.I'll announce the winner tomorrow evening!Thank you for participating :) I'm off to celebrate...

***Comments are now turned off.Thank you SO much for your very enthusiastic participationand for the very kind birthday wishes!!!! I really felt a big hug from all of you while reading them. Sending you a HUGE hug back.I will reveal the winner of this giveaway later today...

Monday, September 06, 2010

Inspiration Board

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Desk with a View

Manolo helped me move the desk I use to paint to the corner windowof the studio to take advantage of the pretty view.We moved all of the furniture around and I'm really happy with the distribution.Now I need to put up the inspiration board, my favorite part!